Alexandr Dolgopolov

Alexandr Dolgopolov

Country (sports)	Ukraine
Residence	Kiev, Ukraine SSR, USSR
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$642,205
Singles
Career record	25-30
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 39 (19 July 2010)
Current ranking	No. 46 (17 January 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (2011)
French Open	3R (2010)
Wimbledon	2R (2010)
US Open	1R (2010)
Doubles
Career record	3–8
Career titles	-
Highest ranking	No. 232 (21 June 2010)
Last updated on: 27 March 2010.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (formerly Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.) (born 7 November 1988) is the top ranked Ukrainian male tennis player. He chose to change his first name to the current form in May 2010 .

Early life

Dolgopolov started tennis at the age of 3, coached by his father Oleksandr Dolgopolov, a former Ukrainian tennis player.

Tennis career

Dolgopolov made his ATP Tour debut in September 2006 at the BCR Open Romania as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Christophe Rochus. He was also part of the Ukrainian Davis Cup team in the tie against Great Britain, where he was defeated by Andy Murray. In mid-2010, Jack Reader became Dolgopolov's coach and helped him through to the ATP Top 50. He endorses Adidas and Wilson racquets.

2010

Dolgopolov started the year at the 2010 Brisbane International, where he qualified for the tournament by beating Joseph Sirianni and Kaden Hensel. In the main draw he defeated Bernard Tomic 6–4, 6–4 before losing in the second round to Radek Stepanek in three sets. At the 2010 Australian Open he lost in the first round of qualifying to Simon Stadler 8–6 in the third set.

Dolgopolov qualified for the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with wins over Santiago Ventura and Mischa Zverev, but lost to Julien Benneteau in the first round 6–4, 5–7, 6–2. Dolgopolov continued his form in the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open where he qualified to get into the tournament. In the first round he beat Andreas Seppi 6–3, 6–4. In the second round he lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–3. At the 2010 French Open he beat Arnaud Clément in a long 5-setter which he won 6–3 in the final set. Dolgopolov upset 12th seed Fernando González in straight sets. This was the biggest win in his career and best showing at a Grand Slam. In the third round he lost to Nicolás Almagro 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.

Dolgopolov started off his grass court season seeded 7th at the AEGON International, with wins over Jamie Baker, Lu Yen-hsun, and James Ward before falling to Michaël Llodra 6–3, 7–5 in the semifinals, despite being 4–1 up in the second set. Dolgopolov defeated Marco Chiudinelli 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. He put on a solid performance against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, but ultimately succumbed to the Frenchman in five sets, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 5–7, 10–8.

2011

Dolgopolov kicked off 2011 in good form at the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia. He won the first two rounds over Bernard Tomic and top seeded Sam Querrey, later losing to eventual champion, Gilles Simon, in the quarter-finals.

At the 2011 Australian Open, Dolgopolov has had his best showing at a grand slam thus far, reaching the quarter-finals. He beat Mikhail Kukushkin and Benjamin Becker in the first two rounds. He then avenged his defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from The Championships, Wimbledon in 2010, in five sets, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1. He went on to beat World No. 4 Robin Soderling in the fourth round, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, reaching his first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal . His opponent in the quarterfinal will be Andy Murray, the 5th seed in the Open and last year's finalist.

Playing Style

Dolgopolov has an unorthodox but all-court playing style, he can counter-punch when needed, but also can be very aggressive. His serve has a very quick cadence to it, the motion having little to no pauses within it. On the return he often will chip back the first serve. He uses a unique jumping topspin forehand, which can be used to pull his opponents wide off the court. His backhand is hit usually two-handed with topspin but also often uses a one handed slice. Hes not afraid to come to net to finish off points, and he volleys quite well. With his effortless quickness he is very efficient around the court. Some have compared his style to a unique version of Federer's.

Singles titles

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)

ATP World Tour 500 (0)

ATP World Tour 250 (0)

ATP Challenger Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	4 June 2007	Sassuolo, Italy	Clay	Héctor Ruiz-Cadeñas	6–1, 6–4
2.	27 July 2009	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Pablo Andújar	6–4, 6–2
3.	31 August 2009	Como, Italy	Clay	Juan-Martín Aranguren	7–5, 7–6(5)
4.	21 September 2009	Como, Slovakia	Clay	Lamine Ouahab	6–2, 6–2
5.	22 February 2010	Meknes, Morocco	Clay	Rui Machado	7–5, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current as far as the 2011 Australian Open.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Career SR	Career Win–Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ		0 / 0	0–0
French Open	LQ	LQ	A	3R		0 / 1	2–1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1
US Open	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Win Ratio	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 3	N/A
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–3	0–0	N/A	3–3

References

• Alexandr Dolgopolov at the Ukrainian Tennis Portal (in Ukrainian)

External links

• Alexsandr Dolgopolov profile
• Alexandr Dolgopolov pictures gallery
• Alexandr Dolgopolov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Alexandr Dolgopolov at the Davis Cup